Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Carl W. Franz "Frank" Rabethge

Male 1867 - 1958  (91 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Carl W. Franz "Frank" Rabethge was born 2 Feb 1867, , Germany; died 31 Dec 1958; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Frank Rabethge
    • Name: Franz Rabethge
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-175997
    • Immigration: 1893, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Water Worker
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Carl — Louise Schomberg. Louise was born 16 Sep 1869, , Germany; died 13 Jul 1937; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Franz Carl "Frank" Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jan 1893, , Germany; died 19 Oct 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Lewisa Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born Dec 1894, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. Arbeina Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 5. Laverne Minnie "Erna" Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jun 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 2013; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Eric Carl Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Jan 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1983; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Olga Fredericka Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Broniltha Dorotha "Dorothy" Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Mar 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jun 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Jun 1995, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 9. William Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born Oct 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Franz Carl "Frank" Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (1.Carl1) was born 30 Jan 1893, , Germany; died 19 Oct 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Frank Rabethge
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-175999
    • Immigration: 1893, , Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Button Turner
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1946, 151 Albert St. S., Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    RABETHGE, Frank C. - On Sunday, Oct. 19, 1980, at Freeport Hospital, Frank Carl Rabethge, in his 88th year, formerly of Madison Ave. S., Kitchener.

    He was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener and had been employed with the City of Kitchener Parks Board until his retirement.

    Husband of the late Ella Doering of Phillipsburg; dear father of Evelyn (Mrs. Stanley Hohl) of New Hamburg, Mrs. Alma Heimpel of Heidelberg, Irene (Mrs. Donald Cunningham) of Elmira, Blanche (Mrs. Roy Doering) of Philipsburg and Laverne of Kitchener; brother of Mrs. Erna Hartleib and Mrs. Dorothy Weist, both of Waterloo, Eric of Kitchener and William of Cambridge. Also survived by 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

    Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 pm today. Funeral service in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Wednesday at 3 pm with Rev. Eric Reble officiating. Interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record Oct 20 1980 pg 27

    Franz married Ella Marie Margaretha Doering 19 Dec 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ella (daughter of Adam Doering and Elizabeth Axt) was born 16 Oct 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Verna Ann Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Sep 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 11. Elma D. Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1922; died 1983; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 12. Irene C. Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Aug 1923.
    4. 13. Blanche C. Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Feb 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Aug 2014, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 14. Laverne Carl Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 May 1929, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Oct 2014; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Franz married Idella M. "Della Krueger 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Idella (daughter of Herman Krueger and Sybilla C. Moerschheimer) was born 29 Aug 1895, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; died 4 Jul 1963, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Franz — Emma Margaret Weltz. Emma was born 13 Mar 1895, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 4 Apr 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lewisa Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (1.Carl1) was born Dec 1894, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176001
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dyer
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  3. 4.  Arbeina Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (1.Carl1) was born May 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176002
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


  4. 5.  Laverne Minnie "Erna" Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (1.Carl1) was born Jun 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 2013; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Erna Rabethge
    • Name: Laverne Minnie "Erna" Hartleib
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176003
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Laverne married Wilfred George Hartleib 6 Apr 1921, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Wilfred (son of Peter Hartleib and Theresa Brohman) was born May 1901, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1970. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Dennis Hartleib  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Margaret Hartleib  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1924; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 6.  Eric Carl Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (1.Carl1) was born 14 Jan 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1983; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98006083
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176004
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Eric married Leona Catherine Guillett 10 Jan 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Leona (daughter of William Guillett and Kate Waldbauer) was born Jul 1903, Bay City, Bay Co., Michigan, USA; died 1992; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Kenneth Eric "Ken" Rabethge  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1924; died 9 Apr 2018; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  6. 7.  Olga Fredericka Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (1.Carl1) was born Mar 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123073601
    • Name: Olga Fredericka Dreher
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176005
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Olga married John M. Dreher 23 May 1925. John (son of Jacob Dreher and Rosena Traub) was born 1890, , Wuerttemberg, Germany; died 1945; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Broniltha Dorotha "Dorothy" Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (1.Carl1) was born 5 Mar 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jun 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Jun 1995, Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Broniltha Dorotha "Dorothy" Weist
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176006
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    WEIST, Dorothy B.

    Died peacefully, with her family at her side, at Village of Winston Park, on Monday, June 12, 1995, age 87 years. Mrs. Weist was born in Kitchener and was a daughter of the late Wilhelmina Schomberg and Franz Rabethge. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Frederick P. Weist in 1975; her son, Donald in 1976; three brothers and four sisters. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener. She will be sadly missed by her daughter, Marlene and her husband Leonard Olender of Waterloo. Loved by three grandchildren, Heather Lynn, Randy and Mark Weist and a daughter-in-law, Reita of Kitchener. Mrs. Weist's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., today (Wednesday). The funeral service will be held in the chapel of the Funeral home on Thursday, at 2 p.m., with Rev. Horst Aechtner officiating. Interment to follow in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.

    The Record Newspaper 14 Jun 1995 pg A9

    Broniltha married Frederick P. "Fred" Weist 24 Sep 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Frederick was born 1903, , Germany; died 1975; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 9.  William Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (1.Carl1) was born Oct 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-176007
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran



Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Verna Ann Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (2.Franz2, 1.Carl1) was born 15 Sep 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-206981


  2. 11.  Elma D. Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (2.Franz2, 1.Carl1) was born 1922; died 1983; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111077592
    • Name: Elma D. Heimpel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-206429

    Elma — Howard H. Heimpel. Howard (son of George Heimpel and Edith Peppler) was born 1919, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Mar 1980, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Lois Elma Heimpel  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1955; died 1986; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  Irene C. Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (2.Franz2, 1.Carl1) was born 2 Aug 1923.

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    • Name: Irene C. Cunningham
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-205800

    Irene — Donald Hugh Cunningham. Donald (son of Hugh Oscar Cunningham and Margaret Ann May Irene MeWhiney) was born 3 Apr 1923; died 30 Mar 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Bev Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. Marilyn Cunningham  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 13.  Blanche C. Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (2.Franz2, 1.Carl1) was born 25 Feb 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Aug 2014, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Blanche C. Doering
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-206432

    Notes:

    DOERING, Blanche Peacefully on Monday, August 11, 2014 at Nithview Community, New Hamburg with her sister Evelyn at her side. She was born in Kitchener 87 years ago, daughter of the late Frank Rabethge and Ella Doering. Predeceased by her beloved husband Roy in 2000. Dear sister of Evelyn Hohl, New Hamburg, Irene Cunningham of Elmira, Laverne and Dora Rabethge of Kitchener and sister-in-law of Irene Neeb of Wellesley. Blanche is lovingly remembered by 25 nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by her sisters Elma Heimpel; Verna Rabethge (in infancy); her sister-in-law, Hilda Guenther; her brothers-in-law, Stanley Hohl, Howard Heimpel, Donald Cunningham, Lloyd Guenther, and Walter Neeb; her niece, Lois Heimpel and her nephew, Brian Heimpel. Friends and family may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home , 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, on Thursday, August 14th for visitation at 2 p.m. followed at 3 p.m. by a funeral service with Pastor Sherri Martin-Carman officiating. Burial to follow in Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Philipsburg. A thank you to the nurses and staff for the special care Blanche received during her time at Nithview Community.

    Blanche married Roy Andrew Doering 2 Sep 1950. Roy (son of George Edwin "Edwin" Doering and Edna Anna Wettlaufer) was born 9 Apr 1925, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jan 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  5. 14.  Laverne Carl Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (2.Franz2, 1.Carl1) was born 25 May 1929, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Oct 2014; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-206428

    Notes:

    RABETHGE, Laverne Carl It is with sadness that Laverne's family announces his passing, peacefully at home surrounded by their love, on Thursday, October 16, 2014, at the age of 85. Laverne is the beloved husband of Dora Rabethge (nee Chambers). Loving father of Vivian Roth (David), Lorrie Karpinski, Brad Rabethge (Karen) and Patricia Malina (David). Proud grandfather of Carrie, Daniel, Katie and Victoria Roth, Jodie and Dustin Karpinski, Derrick, Brandon, Owen and Amber Rabethge and Sarah and Susannah Malina. Laverne is also survived by his sisters, Evelyn Hohl (late Stan) and Irene Cunningham (late Donald). He is fondly remembered by brothers-in-law LaVerne (June) Chambers, Bill (Hilde) Chambers and Neil (Marlene) Chambers and sister-in-law Frances (Wes) Alguire, as well as many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents, Frank and Ella Rabethge, sisters Elma Heimpel (late Howard), Blanche Doering (late Roy), infant sister Verna Rabethge, and his son-in-law, Alex Karpinski. Friends will be received at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. West, Kitchener, on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held on Monday, October 20th at 11 a.m. at St. Peter's Lutheran Church with Rev. Mark Ehlebracht officiating. Following a reception in the church fellowship hall, interment will take place at St. Peter's Cemetery, Kitchener. For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to the Lung Association or to St. Peter's Lutheran Church.

    Waterloo Region Record: Oct 18, 2014

    Laverne — Dora Chambers. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Dennis Hartleib Descendancy chart to this point (5.Laverne2, 1.Carl1)

    Dennis — Roselin Strader. [Group Sheet]


  7. 16.  Margaret Hartleib Descendancy chart to this point (5.Laverne2, 1.Carl1) was born 1924; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Margaret Stritychuk
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-385121

    Margaret — Stephen Stanley Stritychuk. Stephen (son of Peter Paul Stritychuk and Mary Czuczuk) was born 1923; died 14 Jun 2010, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. James Stephen Stritychuk  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. Janet Margaret Stritychuk  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 17.  Kenneth Eric "Ken" Rabethge Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eric2, 1.Carl1) was born 1924; died 9 Apr 2018; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211221467
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-349613

    Notes:

    Obituary for Kenneth Eric Rabethge:

    The Gates of Heaven opened wide and Gloria welcomed Ken inside, died peacefully of a broken heart in his 94th year on Monday, April 9, 2018.
    Devoted and loving husband of the late Gloria (Schmidt) Rabethge (2017) and the late Vera (Hunter) Rabethge (1977). Beloved father of Terralene (Ron) Johnston and Sandra (Ken) MacDougall. Cherished and loving stepfather to Gloria's children, Terry Warner, Nancy (Al) Burgers, Jim Warner, Karen Hallman (Ben) and Lynette (Russ) Blackwell. Dear grandfather of 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Ken is survived by sisters-in-law Marie Deichert, Claudine Koyich and Joanne Schmidt and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Eric and Leona Rabethge, and his brother Bobby (2007). Ken was an electrician at J.M. Schneiders until his retirement and was a member of the Waterloo Legion. Death in old age is a transition not a tragedy. Cremation has taken place.

    Always a smile, instead of a frown
    Always a hand, when one was down
    Always true, thoughtful and kind
    Wonderful memories he left behind

    "Kenneth Rabethge - Monday, April 9Th, 2018". 2023. Henrywalser.Com. https://www.henrywalser.com/book-of-memories/2282077/Rabethge-Kenneth/obituary.php.

    Kenneth — Vera G. Hunter. Vera (daughter of Charles Edwin Hunter and Florence Isabelle M. Pearce) was born 1922; died 1977; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Kenneth — Gloria Katherine Schmidt. Gloria (daughter of Edward Henry Schmidt and Emma Frieda C. Hilgartner) was born 1931; died 11 Sep 2017, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 18.  Lois Elma Heimpel Descendancy chart to this point (11.Elma3, 2.Franz2, 1.Carl1) was born 1955; died 1986; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111077632
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-229022


  2. 19.  Bev Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (12.Irene3, 2.Franz2, 1.Carl1)

    Bev — Murray Lorentz. [Group Sheet]


  3. 20.  Marilyn Cunningham Descendancy chart to this point (12.Irene3, 2.Franz2, 1.Carl1)

    Marilyn — Jim Brearley. [Group Sheet]


  4. 21.  James Stephen Stritychuk Descendancy chart to this point (16.Margaret3, 5.Laverne2, 1.Carl1)

  5. 22.  Janet Margaret Stritychuk Descendancy chart to this point (16.Margaret3, 5.Laverne2, 1.Carl1)